Best illustrated books all over the world
At Grandma’s house in the countryside, it feels like stepping into another dimension, where there are fewer worries and cares, the food is the most delicious in the world, there are endless new things to do, and everything around is green and smells nice. The mountains look like whale bellies, […]
“I Talk Like a River” by Canadian writer Jordan Scott is based on personal experience. In it, Scott describes his childhood struggle with his stutter. It is a story of shame, fear, and the long journey of self-acceptance. “All they see,” he says through his protagonist, referring to his classmates, […]
Sydney Smith is a Canadian illustrator of children’s books. He is the 2024 recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his “lasting contribution to children’s literature”. He earlier won the 2015 Governor General’s Award for English-language children’s illustration for Sidewalk Flowers, a wordless picture book which he illustrated with […]